How many guests attended compared to how many you invited?

So as a newly engaged bee, we are trying to put together a rough guest list. Right now we have about 310 people that we plan on inviting and I was just curious how many people RSVPed yes, and then how many attended in total to your weddings? I have heard some people say that 30% of the people you invite don’t end up coming but I wasn’t sure if that was accurate or not. Right now we have alot of people given plus ones that i’m not sure will bring one. Thanks in advance for your wisdom 🙂

I had about 95%, my sister had 100%, my cousin had 100% and my friends had over 100% because they told a guest to bring their travel companion along who had come along for a vacation to their destionation wedding.

Always expect, plan and budget for every guest attending. Otherwise you will end up screwing yourself.

Sunday of the first summer holiday weekend (Memorial Day in the US), when a lot of people head to the Jersey shore or Penna. mountains. Our day-of co-ordinator said the average decline is 20% and for a holiday weekend, expect up to 30%. Invited 250 and 225 attended. Some didn’t use their plus ones. Some went away and came back in town for Sunday night. We were not near capacity, for the ballroom, but could have used a few less tables and more dance floor space. About 20 of those who attended were not local, (only 4 had to fly-in).

MrsRozman16: This questions also depends on location of guests/wedding. If both of the families are in town and the wedding is in town chances are more people would come.

For us, our families live 4+ hours away and we’re getting married in my hometown in the winter at night. So we’re expecting not everyone will attend because of that alone. We’ve invited 164, expecting 120-130. So far RSVPs are reflecting our expected.

P.S. It was a 21+ wedding, except for one bridesmaid (16.5), who is the bride’s honorary little sister. Only one couple, of the 250 invited, cited childcare issues and said “everyone who normally babysits their kids would be at the beach that weekend. ” They got their StD 10 months before, of course. Another couple didn’t RSVP/boycotted, because their kids weren’t invited (uncle of the bride); they’re on our poop-list for life – couldn’t even be bothered to send a congratulatory e-mail, either.